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Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024

LA Times: Opinion: Does California stand a chance of preserving our precious groundwater?

Courthouse News Service: At Portland cheese festival, tastes of the Pacific Northwest

San Diego Union Tribune: Homelessness along the San Diego River hits its highest total yet

KRCR: What these small business owners want customers to know about credit card fees

KRCR: 11 hospitalized after eating wild mushrooms in Pennsylvania: fire officials

KRCR: Routine traffic stop on I-5 unveils nearly 100 pounds of meth

KRCR: Dunsmuir locals share video of huge mountain lion visiting at night

LA Times: Rock kills a 25-year-old woman driving in the Antelope Valley. Her family demands answers

LA Times: Pilot in Catalina crash that killed 5 took off after dark: like flying into a ‘black hole’

LA Times: Column: Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation looked bad at the time. It was even worse

Sacramento Bee: Northern California MAGA Republicans flock to Reno for Donald Trump rally: ‘He’ll save us’

East Bay Times: Disneyland with a family of four for about $300 — Here are the 15 cheapest days to visit

East Bay Times: Bay Area exodus: Poll finds nearly half of residents want to leave region’s challenges behind

KCRA: Historic ocean liner could soon become the world's largest artificial reef

KCRA: Hundreds gather in Sacramento to honor fallen firefighters from across the state

KTLA: Disturbing video shows road rage suspect fatally shooting man on 5 Freeway in Los Angeles

KTLA: 4 Southern California suspects accused of $100 million workers’ comp insurance fraud scheme

SF Chronicle: ‘Microcosm’ of S.F.’s problems: One garden is at the center of a bitter neighborhood dispute

KTVU: Beloved Lake Tahoe ski resort will not open or operate this season

SF Chronicle: I was backpacking in Yosemite and nearly hiked into a forest fire. Here’s what happened next

Mendocino Voice: Statewide test scores improved in 2024, but achievement still not back to pre-COVID levels

East Bay Times: The brutal story behind California’s new Native American genocide education law

KRON: 1 dead, others injured in US101 crash near Santa Rosa: CHP

KRON: Man started 3 fires in 1 week, machete recovered in Petaluma: police

North Bay Biz Journal: Farmworkers in Point Reyes National Seashore brace for the unknown as talks over ranch buyouts continue

North Bay Biz Journal: Local dispensaries react to new state law allowing cannabis cafes with food and drink

KRON: Convicted felon forgot loaded, unregistered pistol in shopping cart: San Mateo police

KRON: UCLA professor says he’s homeless due to low pay

KRON: Blue Angels cancel long-awaited SF Fleet Week show due to fog

Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024

Washington Post: Tampa zoo and aquarium staff to ride out Milton with the animals

the Atlantic: Eat Your Vegetables Like an Adult

Smithsonian Magazine: Hurricane Helene’s Floodwaters Damaged 80 Percent of Buildings in Asheville’s River Arts District

Reuters: Thousands watch Singapore's last horse race, after 181 years

US News: 3% of American High Schoolers Identify as Transgender, First National Survey Finds

The Guardian: Trump administration protected Brett Kavanaugh from full FBI investigation

The Guardian: Deforestation ‘roaring back’ despite 140-country vow to end destruction

NY Times : Her Face Was Unrecognizable After an Explosion. A Placenta Restored It.

the Atlantic: Another Reason to Hate Ticks: Their saliva is making some farmers allergic to their own cattle and sheep.

the Atlantic: October 7 Created a Permission Structure for Anti-Semitism

Newsweek: Toddlers Get Half Their Calories From Ultra-Processed Food, Says Study

BBC: US debt would increase under Harris and soar under Trump - study

The Guardian: Harsh terrain, extreme fatigue. Life as a wildland firefighter in a heatwave: ‘It’s not normal for humans’

The Guardian: Shasta County: How an ultra-right majority in California’s far north picked a novice to run its elections

The Guardian: Salmon swim freely in Klamath River for first time in more than 100 years

Washington Post: Officials face antisemitic attacks over Hurricane Helene response

The Guardian: Biden sets 10-year deadline for US cities to replace lead pipes

NPR: Fact checking falsehoods about FEMA funding and Hurricane Helene

The Hill: Harris to announce plan for Medicare home care benefit

Smithsonian Magazine: Bottlenose Dolphins ‘Smile’ at Each Other During Playtime, Study Finds

AP News: The world’s rivers faced the driest year in three decades in 2023, the UN weather agency says